The Suitcase will be presented by Sean Cooney of the award-winning folk trio The Young’uns and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 this weekend. Listen to their new single, Borrowed Boots, which is also our Song of the Day.
We catch up with The Young’uns songwriter-in-chief Sean Cooney and chat about their new album ‘Tiny Notes’ – the songs and the stories behind them – and the growing appetite for folk music and songs.
When singing unaccompanied and in unison, The Young’uns make an elemental sound, and on ‘Tiny Notes’, it pins you to the wall; they have created an album that has the potential to become a benchmark classic in modern topical folk music.
The Young’uns have shared their new single, Tiny Notes, which is also the title of their upcoming new album. Like many of their songs which have found hope and humanity in grief and despair, Tiny Notes was also inspired by a real-life story.
In February 2022, Mark Radcliffe of Radio 2’s The Folk Show launched 21st Century Folk. These songs are revealed for the first time today. The artists involved are Martyn Joseph, Thea Gilmore, The Young’uns, Chris Difford with Kathryn Williams, and Angeline Morrison with The Unthanks.
Teesside folk trio The Young’Uns have today announced the release of their new album Tiny Notes (out 3rd March 2023 on Hudson Records). The first album single, Three Dads Walking, is out now. Listen here.
The Young’uns are on tour next month, marking the beginning of their journey towards the release of their next album and BBC Radio 3 are making a special recording of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff theatre show.
Don’t miss YTV – the Young’uns new LIVE TV show. Mayhem, madness and folk song. Do not try this at home, ensure a responsible adult is out of the room at all times.
Featuring songs from the original album alongside new material and stunning animation, Teesside folk trio The Young’uns perform a new theatrical version of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff.
Part Four of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Sam Sweeney, Siobhan Miller, Hannah Rarity, Iona Fyfe, Phillip Henry, Trembling Bells, Jackie Oates, Eddi Reader and more.
There is a weight of history and a longing for a better world on The Young’uns’ The Ballad Of Johnny Longstaff – it contains the past and it contains the future. It is a special achievement by an extremely talented group.
